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Brigg

Boy · BRIG · English

Brigg is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “bridge”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Brigg mean?

English: northern English form of bridge, from Old English brycg

“bridge”

A northern English form of bridge, as in the Lincolnshire town of Brigg, from Old English brycg.

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Is Brigg a girl's or a boy's name?

Brigg is a boys' name.

How popular is Brigg in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.

Half of all the boys named Brigg in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.

1971Busiest: 16 in 20112022
Brigg in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20225#12,322
20216#10,794
20207#9,548
20195#12,138
20180–
20176#10,770
201611#7,152
201510#7,486
201414#5,993
20138#8,784
201213#6,300
201116#5,429
20107#9,686
200911#7,231
20088#9,013
20078#8,909
20069#7,992
200510#7,089
20040–
20030–
20020–
20010–
20000–
19990–
19980–
19970–
19960–
19955#8,861
19940–
19930–
19920–
19910–
19900–
19895#7,898
19880–
19870–
19860–
19850–
19840–
19830–
19820–
19810–
19800–
19790–
19785#5,769
19770–
19760–
19750–
19740–
19730–
19720–
19715#4,905

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